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Admitted to Sitt as a Member of the Lower house in this
present Generall Assembly, Contrary to the known Practices
of all Assemblies, that any Person should Sitt there as a
Member who stands Accused barely for Breach of the Peace
untill Such time as he shall first have Duely purged himself
from thence; Hath Commanded this house to represent
the Same to the Lower house which by this Message they
do—Desiring them to Consider thereof, and take such care
therein that no Person so Affected as is already Mentioned
may be thought a Member worthy to Sitt there among them
untill Such time as he shall first have purged himself from the
Crimes laid to his Charge, and which by Severall Oaths have
been Testified against him
Signed p^r Order p^r John LLewellin Cl of the Assembly

The same is Sent to the Lower house by the Honourable

the Secretary and Col Taylor who having Delivered the Mes-
sage return again into this house
A Message from the Lower house by Col Wells Cap^t Sibrey
Cap^t Waterton and William Richardson—

Lower house of Assembly 18th Aug^t 1681 —
Upon the Message read from the Upper house in relation
to Cap^t Iohn Coode, a Member of this house, this house thinks
fitt to acquaint the Upper House that this house will take the
said Message into their Consideration and give Lordship Such
Satisfaction therein as in Iustice they ought, not infringing the
Rights and Priviledges of this house
Signed p^r Order of the house Robert Ridgley
Cl of the Lower house of Ass^bly

Whereunto this house did reply that (if the Message required
it) they would Send them an Answer thereto p^r Some Member
of this house—
They return to their own house
The Secretary is desired to go to the Lower house to know
of them if they have any Bills ready to present to this house or
other Business which requires the Concurrence of this house
for that this house is ready to receive the Same otherwise
intend to Adjourn—
The Secretary returns, and they will send Answer by a
Member of their own—
A Message from the Lower house by Cap^t Ladd & Richard
Hall—

Lower house of Assembly 18th Aug^t 1681

Jn Answer to the Message by the Honourable the Secretary

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